Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Yellow fever still fingers at Tampa, Fla
where il broke out several months ago.
One death and seven new cases were re
ported last Saturday.
Citizen George Francis Train is TO bid
good-by to the sparrows and children in
Madison square at New York and go TO St
John, N. b. He refuses TO live longer in a
country stained with the blood Of martyr
ed anarchists"
1t is reported that Clara Louise Kellogg,
the noted singer, was secretly married TO
Carl Strakosch, her manager, at Elkhart,
Ind, last week Wednesday
The Duluth, Mimi, National bank was
robbed of S24, 500 ON September 10, and for
some time no clew to the robber could be
found. On Saturday former clerk was
arrested in Chicago EN- route for Portland,
Me. He confessed his guilt and returned
all but $3.50 Of the stolen money.
There was a desperate fight in Trafalgar
Square, London, on Sunday. between 1000
policemen and about 100000 people, who
sought to hold a public meeting there The
police, aided by the military, finally dis
persed the crowd During the melee POO
of the mob and 40 policemen were wound
ed.
Chicago, by the recent suburb annexa-
tons, now claims SS7 900 population, which
makes it the third largest city in the Unit
ed States. 1t is now 30 years old, and is
reaching out after the towns Of Lake and
Lake Tiew, whose requirement would swell
it 10 about / 900, 900 population.
A huge bank of earth caved in Monday at
Philadelphia, instantly killing two boys and
severely injuring three others.
The demand for small coins is so great
that the United States mint is 1900. 600 be
hind orders although night and day forces
are continually Mt work The cause of the
great demand is attributed to the unusual
commercial prosperity of the country.
The house Of Inspector Anderson of Or
angeville, Ont, was again blown up by
dynamite Tuesday A note was found
fastened to his fence warning him 10 desist
in his efforts to enforce the prohibition law.
This is the sixth dynamite explosion in the
town within two years, and it is n notable
coincidence that explosions always occur
after liquor men have been prosecuted.
Terrible noods are reported from How
nan. China. In one place 5000 men who
were repairing embankments were over
whelmed 10y the waters and 1000 Of them
drowned.
The leading physicians of Europe have
examined the throat Of the crown prince
of Germany and report the disease from
which he suffers TO he Of cancerous growth.
The Fitchburg railroad is now practical
ly double tracked its entire length from
| Boston to its connections with the Delaware
and Hudson canal company, the New York
/ Central and Hudson River and the West
Shore railroads.
kilograms have been received stating
that ON October Henry NJ Stanley wa,
400 miles from Emin Pasha, aud that h,
was taking half his force on forced marches
DR. II. 7. Helmbold, the once famou'
putent-medicine proprietor, was arrested in
/ the streets of New York Tuesday helpless
ly intoxicated, and ut the request Of his sol
vas sent to Bellevue hospital.
/ Typhoid fever is very prevalent at Alba
py, n. Y, and the mayor has issued a proc
lamation advising those who use the river
water TO boil it.
Jesse Pomeroy, the boy murderer, VIII,
/ is now serving IA sentence for life in solitary
confinement made an unsuccessful attempt
/ to blow up the Massachusetts, state prisol
at Charestown, last Friday, by causing
Gas explosion Pomeroy was seriously in
lured and may lose the sight Of both eyes.
The next Congress. according to the lis
published, will contain 1853 Democrats, 10.
Republicans and Independents.
Six men were killed at lshpeming, Mich
/ Wednesday by an explosion Of 1900 pound
Of dynamite.
A monument in memory of John G
Breckenridge was formally unveiled oi
Wednesday at Lexington, Ky.
Robert Bonner formally announces hi
retirement from the management Of tn
New York Ledger, having transferred tn
entire business to his three sons.
Arrangements have been entered into b,
which the Boston and Maine railroad is t,
operate the Northern for the term of on
year at the same net rental that the latte
corporation would have received had tn
Hazeu bill become law.
Central and southern Illinois and tn
Miami valley of Ohio are suffering from Sc
iious water famnes At Springfield. Ill.
there is a deficiency of Is. III inches OF rain
fall for the year. Water trains are beinI
run daily and unless: relief arrives befor
cold weather sets in great distress will fol
low.
The inhabitants of Ridgefeld, Conn, ar
fairly wild over the supposed existence q
oil at that place, and "a stock company wit
capital Of SIP 500 has been formed to sin
well